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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: blessing3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:08:04 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAR=20SIR/MADAM=2C?=

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM AMED BLESSING BOUBA WORKING IN AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA. I KNOW THIS MAIL MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, BUT TAKE IT
LIKE YOUR OWN DEAL. MR. VALDIRIM FROM GEORGIA (USSR) EXECUTED A CONTRACT
THROUGH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION HERE IN NIGERIA, THE CONTRACT WAS WORTH
(US32, 000,000) (THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) BUT ON THE PROCESS
OF TRANSFERRING THE MONEY TO HIM, HE DIED WITH HIS FAMILY IN EARTHQUAKE
DISASTER THAT OCCURRED RECENTLY IN GEORGIA(USSR). MEANWHILE, THIS MONEY
HAS TO BE SIGNED IN MY OFFICE BEFORE I WILL GIVE ORDER TO THE CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA FOR FINAL ENDORSEMENT OF HIS MONEY. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING
ON EXCEPT MY TWO OTHER COLLEAGUES AND I. THESE ARE THE MAN INFORMATION OF
THE CONTRACT:
(1).CONTRACT SUM: US$32,000,000
(2). CONTRACT NUMBER: FMA/CBN/FGN/3-X. 99/2000.
YOU WILL ACT LIKE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND, I WILL SEND TO YOU THE WHOLE
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT IS REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY YOU
ACCEPT TO CO-OPERATE WITH US. PLEASE SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING;
1. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS,
2. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
3. YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS, IF YOU HAVE A COMPANY TO ENABLE US TO
START THE DEAL IMMEDIATELY.
4. YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS, ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NAME (BENEFICIARY),
SORT CODE IF ANY.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THIS US$32M FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION
AND THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISKFREE.
WE SHALL BE GOING ON RETIREMENT VERY SOON, SO WE NEED THIS MONEY TO TAKE
CARE OF OUR FAMILIES IN FUTURE. WE ALSO INTEND TO INVEST PART OF OUR SHARES
IN YOUR COUNTRY, PREFERABLY IN A JOINT VENTURE BUSINESS WITH YOU.
I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY. THIS DEAL HAS TO BE VERY CONFIDENTIAL
AND AS SOON AS THIS DEAL IS SUCEESSFULLY DONE WE WILL COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING OF THE FUND. THIS BUSINESS CAN BE SUCCESSFYLLY CONCLUDED
WITHIN 14 WORKING DAYS WITH YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE

REGARDS,
AMED BLESSING BOUBA




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